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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import json
+import os
+import shutil
+import sys
+from typing import Optional
+from typing_extensions import Self
+import zipfile
+
+class Output:
+    def make_directory(self, name: str) -> Self:
+        pass
+    
+    def include_file(self, source_path: str, dest_path: str):
+        pass
+    
+    def create_zip(self, name: str) -> Self:
+        pass
+    
+    def done(self):
+        pass
+    
+class ZipOutput(Output):
+    def __init__(self, zf: zipfile.ZipFile, inner_prefix: Optional[str] = None):
+        self._zf = zf
+        self._inner_prefix = inner_prefix
+    
+    def make_directory(self, name: str) -> Self:
+        print(f'Making directory `{name}` in `{self._inner_prefix}` inside zip file')
+        return ZipOutput(self._zf, name if self._inner_prefix is None else os.path.join(self._inner_prefix, name))
+    
+    def include_file(self, source_path: str, dest_path: str):
+        if self._inner_prefix is not None:
+            dest_path = os.path.join(self._inner_prefix, dest_path)
+        print(f'Adding file to zip: `{source_path}` as `{dest_path}`')
+        self._zf.write(source_path, dest_path)
+
+    def create_zip(self, name: str):
+        raise RuntimeError('cannot currently create a zip within a zip')
+    
+    def done(self):
+        self._zf.close()
+
+class DirectoryOutput(Output):
+    def __init__(self, target_dir: str) -> None:
+        self._target_dir = target_dir
+        if not os.path.exists(target_dir):
+            os.makedirs(target_dir)
+
+    def make_directory(self, name: str) -> Self:
+        return DirectoryOutput(os.path.join(self._target_dir, name))
+
+    def include_file(self, source_path: str, dest_path: str):
+        shutil.copy2(source_path, os.path.join(self._target_dir, dest_path))
+
+    def create_zip(self, name: str) -> Self:
+        return ZipOutput(zipfile.ZipFile(os.path.join(self._target_dir, name), 'w'))
+
+def create_object(output: Output, obj: dict[str, any]):
+    if 'type' not in obj:
+        raise KeyError(f'`type` not found in `{obj}`')
+    if 'name' not in obj:
+        raise KeyError(f'`name` not found in `{obj}`')
+    ty = obj['type']
+    name = obj['name']
+    if ty == 'zip' or ty == 'directory':
+        if 'content' not in obj:
+            raise KeyError(f'`content` not found in `{obj}`')
+        sub_output = output.create_zip(name) if ty == 'zip' else output.make_directory(name)
+        for item in obj['content']:
+            create_object(sub_output, item)
+    elif ty == 'file':
+        if 'source' not in obj:
+            raise KeyError(f'`source` not found in `{obj}`')
+        source = obj['source']
+        output.include_file(source, name)
+    else:
+        raise ValueError(f'Unknown type: `{ty}`')
+
+def main(args: list[str]):
+    if len(args) < 2:
+        print(f'Usage: {sys.argv[0]} <config>')
+        exit(1)
+    
+    with open(sys.argv[1]) as f:
+        config = json.load(f)
+        
+    print('Generating...')
+    create_object(DirectoryOutput('target/'), config)
+    print('Done!')
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main(sys.argv)